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Patient-Centered Communication and Diagnostic Testing

Ronald M. Epstein, Peter Franks, Cleveland G. Shields, Sean C. Meldrum, Katherine N. Miller, Thomas L. Campbell and Kevin Fiscella
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2005, 3 (5) 415-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.348
Ronald M. Epstein
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vol. 3 no. 5 415-421
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.348
PubMed 
16189057

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 3, 2005
  • Revision received May 6, 2005
  • Accepted for publication May 9, 2005
  • Published online September 27, 2005.

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Author Information

  1. Ronald M. Epstein, MD1,2,3,
  2. Peter Franks, MD4,
  3. Cleveland G. Shields, PhD1,2,3,
  4. Sean C. Meldrum, MS1,3,
  5. Katherine N. Miller, BS1,3,
  6. Thomas L. Campbell, MD1,2,3 and
  7. Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH1,3,5
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
  2. 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
  3. 3Rochester Center to Improve Communication in Health Care, Rochester, NY
  4. 4Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento Campus, Sacramento, Calif
  5. 5Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ronald M. Epstein, MD, 1381 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, Ronald_Epstein{at}urmc.rochester.edu

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